Green Living
Editor: Christine of Watch Me! No, Watch Me!
Greening Your Drinks
Most adult beverages come in glass bottles which are easy to recycle (and don't leach things like BPA), but how eco-friendly is what is inside the bottle?
Recycle Your Christmas Lights
Christmas will be here before we know it and with Christmas comes Christmas lights. Home Depot is helping people recycle their old incandescent Christmas lights. For each strand of incandescent lights you bring in (up to 5 per customer) they will give you $3 off of LED Christmas lights.
Relieving sinus pressure with a Neti Pot
Now that the cold weather is coming back so are my husband's pressure headaches but this year he has a secret weapon for dealing with them.
The Neti Pot!
Have you heard of this tea-pot looking contraption?
You might have seen it featured on Oprah last year. Or maybe, like us, you saw/heard of it while watching the [...]
Supporting Agriculture in Your Community
I’m a member of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at a local farm. After my first full year as a CSA member I have one thing to say: find a CSA in your area and join!
Book Recycling…a Fun, Economical, and Eco-friendly Alternative to Bookstores and Libraries
My daughter's Kindergarten class has a lovely tradition that's passed down year-to-year by parent volunteers: book recycling. Children bring in books from home they are willing to give up; in exchange they are allowed to take a "new" one home.
Our school does this a few times per year on specific days; I've [...]
Ever wonder why front loading washers are considered green?
I did.
I am one of those people that likes to know why.
Why are plastic bags bad for the environment? Why are phosphates bad for water systems? Why are front-loading washers and dryers "green?"
Who do I turn to when I want to know why?
Why Google of course.
I found this very informative Energy Star website that answered [...]
Cookware Recycling Program
Do you have some old pots and pans that you don’t feel comfortable donating to Good-Will or using for camping?
Now there is a better place for them than your trashcan!
Calphalon ReNew is a new program that makes recycling your old cookware easy!
Any brand of cookware in any condition is acceptable (as long as it is [...]
BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING – GREEN IN MANY WAYS
It’s coming. You know it and I know it…and the kids know it! In fact it may be the only reason they are willing to face the fact that school will soon be back in session – back to school clothes shopping. The one time a year when we take them out and blow [...]
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